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Talks were held in a cordial atmosphere," Yadav told reporters on the sidelines of a party programme.On the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president's ultimatum to the BJP, Yadav said, "There is no ultimatum. PATNA: A day after Union minister and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha gave the BJP an ultimatum to resolve the issue of seat-sharing by November 30, the saffron party on Sunday said there is no such deadline.The NDA is firm and united in the state, BJP's Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav said here. "The RLSP chief had Saturday given an ultimatum to the BJP to conclude seat-sharing talks by November 30 as the offer made to it was "not respectable and, hence, not acceptable".The Union minister had, however, declined to divulge the number of seats that were offered to his party. "Upendra Kushwaha met me twice (in Delhi) and apprised me of all issues (concerning seat sharing). He had joined the NDA at a time when Kumar had snapped ties with the BJP and has been viewing the JD(U)'s return to the coalition last year with much consternation.The opposition Grand Alliance -- comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress and the Hindustani Awam Morcha -- too has been trying to woo Kushwaha into its fold..